2000 Jaguar S-Type Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING VEHICLE'S TIRES TO LOCK AND SKID ON HIGHWAY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED IN WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS GROWING DAILY, ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF PER DAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HE TOOK THE AUTO TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT THE CRACKED IS CALLED A STRESS CRACK. TS

CONSUMER WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE TRAVELLING UP A SMALL INCLINE. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE WHILE CAR WAS INDLING. WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN TO "REVV" LOUDLY AND CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, "TAPPING" THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER PLACED CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ONLY THEN DID THE "REVVING" DECREASE. TS

CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE CONSUMING EVERY 2000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. MR

ON MY 2000 S-TYPE 4.0 I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. JAGUAR'S POSITION (FROM CORPORATE), THAT IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO UNDER 50,000 MILES, HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO PUT IT IN WRITING. THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. ON EVERY WEBSITE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING TRANSMISSIONS. JAGUAR DEFINITELY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. I AM WILLING TO BET THERE IS SOME CORPORATE MEMO REGARDING HOW TO COVER THIS UP. *NM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON WITHOUT THE DRIVER BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*JB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NLM

WHEN COMING TO STOP OR MAKING A TURN OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND AFTER THE FIRST 3, THE STALLING CONTINUED, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE 4TH REPAIR, HOWEVER STALLING IS RANDOM AND CONSUMER CAN NOT BE SURE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, IN WHICH NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE INJURY REPORTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER VEHICLE WAS HIT, IT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED BROADSIDE INTO A TREE. *SLC

INCIDENT 1: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS FAILED AT LEAST 10 TIMES DURING A TWO YEAR PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. SEVERAL OF JAGUAR FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER EACH ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I WOULD CHECK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OK BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY FAIL AT THE MOST HAZARDOUS TIMES DURING STORMY, RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. INCIDENT 2: I WAS REAR-END IN THE CENTER LANE OF TWO MERGING MAJOR EXPRESSWAYS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. IT TOOK THE DEALER 3 MONTHS TO GET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED. INCIDENT 3: THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL WHILE IN DRIVE IF I AM ON AN INCLINE.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER A PIECE OF ICE ON ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED OVER A PIECE OF ICE OR A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH

I LEASED A NEW 2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE IN APRIL OF 2000. SINCE THAT TIME , THE TRANMISSION WAS FAULTY. JAGUAR FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED IT. SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DEALING WITH THE CAR ROLLING BACK WHILE IN DRIVE. WHEN ON A MODERATE INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK 10-15 FEET WHILE ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS ROLL IS TO EITHER GUN THE ENGINE(WHICH IS ALSO UNSAFE) OR APPLY THE BRAKE AND QUICKLY GIVE THE CAR GAS. THIS IS OCCURING ON A MODERATE INCLINE! I HAVE ADVISED JAGUAR AND THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES NOW AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, THE SERVICE MANAGER(MIKE BARNES) TEST DROVE IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO HIM. HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND AGAIN THEIR MECHANICS COULKD NOT DO IT. I THEN ASKED FOR A RECEIPT STATING HE AND I WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ROLLED BACK 10 FEET BEFORE APLYING THE BRAKE AND HE WOULD NOT DO THIS FOR ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE SALES MANAGER ON CALL ON APRIL 2, 2000 @3P.M. AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON WHY I COULDN'T HAVE A RECIEPT STATING THE CAR ROLLED BACK 10 FEET WITH ME AND MR. BARNES IN VEHICLE. AFTER THE SALES MANAGER QUESTIONED MR. BARNES NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE ISSUE, MR. BARNES STATED AND I QOUTE-"IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT I DON'T WRITE A RECIEPT STATING THIS". I WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THIS STATEMENT AND APPALLED THAT HE WOULD RISK ME LIFE TO COVER FOR THE DEALERSHIP. IDEMANDED A RECEIPT AND STILL DID NOT RECEIVE ON STATING THE ROLL BACK,INSTEAD HE GAVE ME ONE SAYING I WAS JUST THERE AND EVERY THING CHECKED OUT TO DEALER SPECS. I SAID WHAT IS DEALER SPECS AND MR. BARNES STATED HE DID NOT KNOW. THIS IS FRAUD AND A COVER UP. I SINCE HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER,LEMON LAW OFFICE,CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY,BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE STATES ATTOR. *A

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED HOURS AFTER CAR WAS PARKED. TWO DAYS AGO ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH CRACKS ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE, AND BOTH ARE NEAR THE SIDE COLUMNS AT ABOUT 9.5 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISMISSED ANY WINDSHIELD MANUFACTURING, OR STRESS POINT DEFECTS DUE TO CHIPS ON THE GLASS. ESCALATION TO 1800-JAGUAR WAS NOT USEFUL, AS THEY ONLY THING THEY DID WAS ACT AS A MEDIATOR TO THE DEALER, INSTEAD OF CONCERNED WITH THE REASONS BEHIND THE CRACKED GLASS. *LA

TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY CAME OFF TIRE AND SIDE WALLS DECENTERGRATED AT 75 MPH PASSING A TRACKTOR TRAILER WITH ANOTHER TRACKTOR TRAILER 10 FEET OFF MY REAR BUMPER. I'M LUCKEY TO BE ALIVE.( DOT NUMBER: )

THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED WITH AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MIRROR FROM THE DEALER. THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR WAS CONVEX RATHER THAN FLAT, CREATING A SAFETY HAZZARD. THE MIRROR DID NOT HAVE THE "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" WARNING ON IT. THERE MAY BE A BATCH OF CONVEX MIRRORS WITHOUT WARNINGS THAT CAN BE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

WHILE SITTING IN THE TURNING LANE, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE TURN AND VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND 2000 JAGUAR THAT CONSUMER HAD . THE FIRST ONE CONSUMER TRADED FOR THE PRESENT ONE BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. *AK

THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR ON THE LEFT AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED. *YH

WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE POST. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT ACCELERATED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEEDS UNTIL COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, DURING THIS THE ROOF TOP OPENED. *SLC

UNABLE TO REMORE KEY WHEN J-GATE IS ON PARK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING A TURN VEHICLE STALLED UNEPXECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DECELERATION PROBLEM. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. *NM WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BROKEN. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER HEARD EXPLOSION, SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF IMPACT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DUE TO WHITE POWDER WITHIN AIRBAG, DESTROYED INTERIOR AND MOULDING OF VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE, AND COULD CAUSE SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SIDE IMPACT. *AK

THE MESSAGE CENTER READOUTS, INCLUDING THE ODOMETER AND TRIP COMPUTER ARE SO DIM THAT THEY ARE BARELY VISIBLE ON A SUNNY DAY EVENTHOUGH IT'S ADJUSTED TO THE BRIGHTEST SETTING. NLM

EMERGENCY BRAKE IS VERY HARD TO PUT ON/OFF. CONSUMER INDICATES THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIS WIFE TO PULL IT UP, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. *AK

WATER GETS INTO THE TRUNK, WHICH HOUSES THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRUNK LOCK. *MJS

SEAT BELT MECHANISM EXPLODED ON PASSENGER'S SEAT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE IT WILL BUCK INTO REVERSE FIRST. ACCELERATION POWER DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT IS CONTROLED BY PEDAL WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT. HAS HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES. ALSO, REAR VIEW WINDOW FELL WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS HIM TO CHOOSE THE DIRECTION OF THE AIR FLOW, HOWEVER IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS DIRECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD, THE COOLER AIR HITTING THE WINDSHIELD FORCES THE HUMID AIR TO CONDENSE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE.*JB

PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH. IT APPEARS THERE IS DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE WHERE SRS IS LOCATED. *TT

PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *AK

THE GEAR BOX AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE LIGHTS COMING ON, WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COILS. THERE WERE NO SPARK PLUGS, AND WHEN THE COILS FAILED VEHICLE SHOOK AND LOST POWER. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS. *AK

THE POWER WINDOW REGUALTORS FAILED FOUR TIMES. *PH